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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

GUN-RUNNING FIGHT.

MANILA GAMBLING

SPAIN AND TANGIER.

AEROPLANE BOMBS STEAMER.

PROPOSAL

OFFICIAL EXPLANATORY-

!!!

SCHEME TO LEGALISE GAMES.

Spain's

POLICE OBJECTION.

New York, Aug. 26. A battle between a Government bombing aeroplane and a gun- running vessel endeavouring to land arms for the revolutionary forces is described from Mangual Two former American aviators, now employed in the Nicaraguan Constabulary, located the vessel, off Corinto and, dropping to a low altitude, discharged a shower of bombs. The vessel went out to sea, the crew machine-gunning the acroplane which pursued the vessel till the bombs ran out... The certain forms of gambling includ same night the aeroplane reing "poker," "domino," "revising," plenished and. returned and "hunklan" and others will be

STATEMENT.

Madrid, Aug, 26. attitado towards

Tangier is officially stated to be concerned with three aspects- territorial, maritime and local,

An attempt to legalise some forms of gambling in Mas, aix]

As regards the first, Spain could being made by some meribers of

not complete the city council, Councillor Jose

"the civilising mission of an International H. Guevara, chairman of the finance committee of the munici-character" begun in North Africa pal board, having decided to pro-for rebels and the open door for while Tangier remains a refuge sont an ordinance to that effect. contraband of war. As regards

Under the proposed measure,

the second, the collective interest

of all Powers is to ensure the noutrality of the Straits.

As regards the third, the' intere.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1926.

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SATURDAY-LAST AY OF SALE. TO-MORROW NIGHT (Saturday)

at the

dropped more bombs, but dark legalised during certain hours of national regime has been demons- CAFE RESTAURANT PARISIEN

ness ended the Aght.-Reuter's American Sermico.

ROBBERY CHARGE,

SNATCHING INCIDENTS

MENTIONED.

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The man arrested at Aberdeen yesterday morning in connection with the theft of a ring and a small sum of money in circumstances which caused a charge of robbery with violence to be instituted against him, made a formal up pearance before Major C. Willson this morning and was remanded for twenty-four hours in police' custody."

The man's name is Wong Kni- man and his age is given as 20.

It was explained by Detective Sub-Inspector Lane, prosecuting in the case, that a certain state ment was made by the defendant which has led the police to hope, that with his assistance, they may be able to trace the man who was responsible for the cases of anatching from European ladies in Bowen Road during the earlier part of the week.

the day upon payment of munici-tented as lacking durability, palleonse fees. It is provided

The statement draws attention that some prohibited games shall to "the natural connection between be legalized-from-4 o'clock-in-the-the-Tangler problem and the afternoon to 12 o'clock at night question of Spain's position at during working days, and the Geneva." turges the nations whole day on Sundays and legal concerned to examine the situa- holidays. License fees will be

tion.-Reuter. fixed for each gambling table depending on the kind of game played, number of persons playing and the sent of gambling, ." A fine not exceeding Pesos 200 and imprisonment for not more than six months or both" are provided NO FEARS. OF DIFFICULTIES. for any violation of the proposed ordinance.

Mr. John W. Green, chief.....of. police, is much opposed to the proposal."

The police chief points out no ordinance can make games of chance legal in the bity of Manila as such games are forbidden by insular law.

He also says that legalising gambling in any form would foster the practice among the citizens of the city and would make much more difficult the work of police in atamping, out, such forms as remained forbidden. He says that the estimated gains in city revenue. would not make up for the added expenditures for police to enforce the law,

TURKISH PLOT TRIAL out against the proposed law on

FOUR DEATH SENTENCES.

Constantinoplo, Aug. 26. The second important trial aris- ing from the alleged plot against the life of Mustapha Kemal, has ended at Angora, where a number of ex-members of the committee of the Union of Progress were charged with instigating the con- spiracy.

Other city officials have come

moral grounds. It is expected that Mr. Guevara's finance com- mittee will bring the bill to the "municipal board this week

FUNDS NEEDED.

--THE ALIÇE MEMORIAL

HOSPITAL,

The Alice Memorial and Affili-

The Public Prosecutor read a ated Hospitals, which are now ur- lengthy document reviewing the gently in need of funds, are one of Committee's-history-and-ascribing the principal examples of joint to its moral effect the fatal con- friendly effort of Chinese and non- sequences of Turkey's participa Chinese to meet the need of the tion in the Great War.. The ro-

poor sick. The work as it is to secutor demanded-that-four-of-the-day is the growth-of-such effort accused men be sentenced to death, begun, over 45 years ago. seven banished and the remainder acquitted.

Dr. W. Young, a local practition er in co-operation with certain

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Berlin, Aug. 26.- The Reichstag's-Foreign-Affairs Committee has received Herr Stresemann's report on learned that the foreign Minister foreign political situation. It is is on the whole confident that the difficulties of Germany's entrance into the League would eventually

any serious opposition, by Spain be removed. He does not expect.

which he considers is fully occupied with the Tangler pro- blom, in which Germany is not interested.

that Lord Cecil's plan was still Herr Stresemann pointed out

taken as a basis of negotiations.

The Committee, which approved of the Government's attitude, finally rejected Communist motion demanding the withdrawal of Germany's application to enter the League-Reuter.

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INFANT MORTAĻITY.

BIG BRITISH IMPROVEMENT...

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Rugby, Aug. 26. The annual report of the Minis- try of Health records that the rate of infant mortality per 1,000 births last year was 76, which is the same. as the figure for 1924.

"Commenting upon the big-im- proveinent which has taken place during the last, thirty years, the report states that the effect of this improvement can perhaps best be seen by applying the mortality rates of thirty years ago. to the figures for the past year.

In

The ex-Finance Minister, Chinese and non-Chinese friends, 1925, the actual number of deaths, Djavid-Bey, Nazim Bey, Nail Bey began a dispensary in Tai Ping of infants under one year of age! and Hilmi Bey were sentenced to

Shan and the Western Districts was 53,000 whereas if the average death and will be executed in a

where there were many Chinese infant mortality rate of 1891-1900 week's time---Reuter.

poor. The work was so successful had been maintained the num-. that in 1887 a leading Chinese ber would have been 108,780.— gentleman Dr. (afterwards Sir British Wireless.

MOTOR MISHAPS.

Kai) Ho Kai, decided to build n

Hospital in memory of his late wife

Alice, and the Alice Memorial Hos- NEW GREEK CABINET.

TWO REPORTED YESTERDAY. | pital was built. This Hospital was

at first used for the treatment of men, women and children as in- patients, as well as a dispensary for out-patients.

In serving to avoid running into a ricksha, a motor-car, the number of which is unknown, col- lided with a car driven by Mr. J. Dr. Young not only did what he -W-Hunter-at-Queen's Road-West could for the poor during his life- yesterday, The other car drove time, but left a substantial fund in off immediately. It is stated that damage was caused to the mul

guard of Mr. Hunter's car.

A small boy was knocked down in Nathan Road, near Market Street, by a motor cycle driven by Mr. Morgan, of the Fublic Works De- partment, The accident, which occured at 9.15 last night, result cd in serious injuries being receiv ed by the boy and in his sun sequent removal to hospital.

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Athens, Aug. 26.

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po Forestry, Reserves, 1,450 feet in length and another, in the vici- nity of the Wireless Station at Cape D'Aguilar, 8,852 feet in length. I

Hill fires were numerous and The report of the Botanical and serious during the year, the total on this work. A large part of the civilians headed by, M. Kondylis Forestry Department for the year number dealt with being 68, as

nnual income is derived from this

as Head of the National Democra- 1925 was presented at the meeting against 18 during the previous Young Bequest. Another gift to

first quarter, four in the second, the Hospitals was made by Mr. Etic Party, M. Kondylis has formed of the Legislative Council yesteryear, of, these 11 occurred in the

Cabinet with-himself-as-Minis-day- R. Belilios, who made this gift-to-

During the year the total num-three in the third, and 50 in the wards the medicine fund. Several ter of War and Marine, Professor Parsee gentlemen and others have, Petmezas as Minister of the In-ber of trees, shrubs and other fourth. The most serious fire was from time to time, given certain terior and Justice, M. Argyro-plants sold was 1,476, of which 909 In the pine plantations above the sums for the purpose of leaving a

poulos (ex-Minister at Angora) ns were the ordinary Maiden-hair Shek O Road, where not less than 10,000 young trees were totally Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pro- ferns. memorial themselves for the benefit of the poor."

fessor Triandafilopoulos, as Minis.Plant specimens collected. in destroyed..

The total number of persons or- It la the hope-of-the-Hospital-ter of Communications, M. Papas, Hainan to the number of 228 re- Committee that the generosity of who is a distinguished surgeon, ne celved from Canton Christian Col- such friends may be more freely Minister of Publle Instruction, M. lege and 189 received from the rested and charged by forestry guards, who experienced great "SOVIETS NEIGHBOURS. copied, as such funds help very Drossopoulos (co-Governor of the Arnold Arboretum were mounted trouble during the early days of

materially towards avoiding an National Bank of Greece) 28 during the year.

the strike through raide being xiety in times of special stress.

Minister of Finance, and M. Nakos,

large number of specimens of made on plantations, etc., was 489, The Hospitals have been very (who is a lawyer) ne Minister of the local flora were collected in as compared with 449 in 1924, and badly affected by the adverse cir- Agriculture. Reuter.

Hongkong and the New Territories 406 in 1923. Of these 376 werd cumstances of last year, and special

and added to the present colleefined, 28 cautioned, 7 received The Foreign Commissariat has efforts are now being made to on-

tions to supplement those species strokes with a light cane, 22 had. published 'a Memorandum to the deavour to right the financial ba A romantic story, with plenty of which are represented by only their bail estreated and 5 were dis- effect that. the Latvian and lance. This work cannot be carried thrills, ls told in the film "Soul very old, and in some cases incom-charged. Eathonian Government have de- on without adequate funds, and Fire, now showing at the Queen's pleto drier specimens. clared their willingness to negotiate carefully utilised by the Hospital Theatre. It is a First National On the roadsides of Hongkong, directly with the Soviet for a such funds - are Committee and picture, wall up to standard, and Security Fact. The Soylet Gov- staff.

stars Richard Barthelmess. In ad. Kowloon and the New Territorier ernment has instructed its repre A Grand Concert is being or- dition, Miss Gladys Garfield, who shade and flowering trees to the sentatives at Riga and Revel to ganised for the Theatre Royal, full has been delighting audiences with number of 2,591 were planted:

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